Acknowledgments
I would like to acknowledge an associate who is a model, mentor, inspiration, generator of opportunities, and, most significantly, dear friend to me: Shon Harris. I am proud to be associated with her. Thank you.
I want to thank Michael Gregg and the talented team from Sybex and Wiley for their tireless pursuit of accuracy, precision, and clarity. Thank you for your skillful efforts.
Lastly, I want to thank you, the reader, for your desire for self-improvement and your faith in us to produce a resource worthy of your time, money, and consumption. We’ve done our best to make this a powerful asset in your efforts to be a better IT professional. I hope you find it so. Thank you.
—David R. Miller
I would like to thank my wife Christine ...